Brighton V Arsenal, 31 Dec, 1730 KO

[fakeyank]

Tough away game and last game of 2022

1-1

[Marc Overmars]

Tricky one but I think we should be able to nick a win if we’re at our best.

1-2.

[GP]

0-3

Xhaka hattrick

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arsenal: Ramsdale, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Partey, Xhaka, Odegaard, Saka, Martinelli, Nketiah.
Subs: Turner, Tierney, Tomiyasu, Cedric, Holding, Elneny, Lokonga, Vieira, Marquinhos.

[Mac76]

3-0 Trossard hatter

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sky's programme is on now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Paul Merson and Glenn Murray in the studio.

[Marc Overmars]

It would be really nice if we won this.

[Mac76]

Yrs!!

Pep :pal:

Cmon arsenal :scarf:

[GP]

Big opportunity

[Mac76]

Big opportunity

Massive

[McNamara That Ghost...]

SAKA!!!

[GP]

LETS FUCKING GOOO!!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Unlucky Zinchenko

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Trossard nearly scuffed it in.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

"Arsenal have deserved it. They have been very, very good. They play football in the right way. The energy to run forward has been absolutely fantastic."

Even Tony Pulis is a convert.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Also. Paramount Plus and a VPN set to Mexico is pure gold.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gabriel booked now. :unsure:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Partey booked. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-2 HT. :bow:

[Mac76]

0-2 HT

All going very nicely, except we've picked up some silly yellow cards

[selassie]

This team is developing into a relentless machine. We were not even that good for that first half but we still pretty much controlled the game and took our chances clinically. There is a big hunger in this team aswell as it being technically a very good side. So far so good.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Found myself back in to the right thread eventually. :lol:

[Letters]

This team is developing into a relentless machine. We were not even that good for that first half but we still pretty much controlled the game and took our chances clinically. There is a big hunger in this team aswell as it being technically a very good side. So far so good.
I honestly don’t know where this has come from.
There’s been a clear upwards trajectory under Arteta, one valid criticism is that it wasn’t quick enough and there were certainly “Arteta Out” moments for most of us. It was Top 4 or bust for me this year, I don’t think anyone saw a title challenge happening, the gap was simply too big.
Close this one out and we have to be contenders.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

NKETIAH!!

[Letters]

Holy shit!
I feel like breakdancing!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saka gets a yellow

[McNamara That Ghost...]

March booked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gabriel shot saved, Saliba shot goes way away from target.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Odegaard is just like Cazorla.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Zinchenko off, Tierney on.

White off, Tomiyasu on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-3 Mitoma.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

MARTINELLI!!!

[Mac76]

What a pass from Odegaard

[GP]

Jesus christ Odegaard

[Xhaka Can’t]

Unbelievable reading of the game from Odegaard

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Partey off, Elneny on. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-4 Ferguson. :lol:

[Marc Overmars]

Sloppy.

[Xhaka Can’t]

https://media4.giphy.com/media/vc0KiL9PrHzLMZpjyh/giphy.gif

[Xhaka Can’t]

We’ve been a shambles since scoring the fourth.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Godegaard off, Holding on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-4, Mitoma. Wow.

[Marc Overmars]

FFS.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ah VAR to the rescue, offside.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brighton 2-4 Arsenal, FT!

Seven points clear. :bow:

Happy New Year!!

[GP]

7 clear. Lets go!

[Marc Overmars]

Let’s fugging go!!

[Mac76]

Saliba's been a bit dodgy since the the WC but anyway, We Are Top Of The League :scarf:

[Xhaka Can’t]

Lots of things to look at for Arteta - that isn’t the ideal way to close out a game.

But I’ll take it!

[selassie]

We were really good up until the 4th goal and then we kind of fell apart, I am just hoping it was down to tiredness and complacency, because that defending towards the end was a shambles. We have some really tough games coming up now back to back, need to tighten up for sure.

Overall it was a great result and decent display, still cant believe we are going into the New Year 7 points clear. COYG!!!

[selassie]

I honestly don’t know where this has come from.
There’s been a clear upwards trajectory under Arteta, one valid criticism is that it wasn’t quick enough and there were certainly “Arteta Out” moments for most of us. It was Top 4 or bust for me this year, I don’t think anyone saw a title challenge happening, the gap was simply too big.
Close this one out and we have to be contenders.

Aye, me too. We have just gone up a level or two this season, we do at the moment look like legit title challengers. Whatever happens I think it's safe to say it will be a decent season, finishing in the top 3 will be a success for me, yes even from this current position.

[Marc Overmars]

Confidence is growing with every game and you can see that manifesting on the pitch. Nothing seems to faze this squad and the quality they keep displaying is incredible. There’s no luck here, we‘ve dismantled the majority of teams we’ve played. We should have beaten United and Southampton too. It’s only the Leeds game we looked below par.

Safe to say we’re challenging for the league now, whether we’ll see it through who knows. There’s so much football to be played and there will come a time where things get a bit ropey, as it always does, but for now let’s keep riding this wave one game at a time. Not bad for a team that most didn’t even have in the top 4.

The next 6 games involve fixtures against Newcastle, Spurs, United and City. If we come through this period in good shape I think we’ll be looking at a very realistic possibility of winning the league.

[Niall_Quinn]

Watched highlights of these shit-kickers thrashing it around the pitch. Amazingly, there were a few moments where it looked like they had learned the very basics of football. Pace, width, direct football, the very, very basics. And some of these players (one or two) seem to understand. That's a very encouraging development for the PL. It's a long time coming.

I guess you have to say it's down to Arteta. Maybe this guy actually knows what he's doing, relatively speaking.